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Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch
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Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch

{2}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

First strike, haste

Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has haste.

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First strikeHasteUnleash
Set
Dragon's Maze (DGM #69)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
4
Released
2013-05-03
Artist
Aleksi Briclot
EDHREC rank
#17,224
Colour identity
{B}{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.11
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Hagra Constrictor 71 %+70.9 %
  2. Mer-Ek Nightblade 62 %+61.5 %
  3. Thundering Raiju 61 %+60.0 %
  4. Uncivil Unrest 60 %+58.4 %
  5. Drana, Liberator of Malakir 60 %+57.7 %
  6. Hellhole Flailer 56 %+55.6 %
  7. Skyclave Shadowcat 56 %+55.6 %
  8. Tenured Inkcaster 55 %+55.0 %
  9. Dreadhorde Butcher 54 %+53.1 %
  10. Rakdos Cackler 54 %+53.1 %
  11. Archpriest of Shadows 54 %+52.2 %
  12. Akki Battle Squad 51 %+50.5 %
  13. Cryptborn Horror 50 %+49.9 %
  14. Thrill-Kill Assassin 50 %+49.7 %
  15. Feast on the Fallen 50 %+49.5 %
  16. Chaos Imps 48 %+48.0 %
  17. Necropolis Regent 50 %+47.8 %
  18. Mirror-Style Master 47 %+46.5 %
  19. Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate 47 %+42.5 %
  20. Unforgiving One 42 %+41.6 %
  21. Karn's Bastion 42 %+41.1 %
  22. Archetype of Aggression 41 %+40.0 %
  23. Bloodfray Giant 40 %+39.6 %
  24. Bloodtracker 39 %+38.6 %
  25. Unspeakable Symbol 38 %+37.7 %
  26. Splatter Thug 37 %+36.9 %
  27. Nikara, Lair Scavenger 35 %+34.8 %
  28. Volt Charge 35 %+34.6 %
  29. Tesak, Judith's Hellhound 35 %+34.4 %
  30. Carnival Hellsteed 34 %+34.0 %
  31. Towashi Guide-Bot 33 %+33.4 %
  32. Rakdos Drake 33 %+33.4 %
  33. Yathan Tombguard 33 %+33.1 %
  34. Madame Null, Power Broker 33 %+32.5 %
  35. Drannith Ruins 32 %+32.2 %
  36. Death-Greeter's Champion 30 %+30.0 %
  37. Grim Roustabout 29 %+28.7 %
  38. Kami of Celebration 29 %+28.5 %
  39. Dreadbore 33 %+28.1 %
  40. Berserkers' Onslaught 29 %+27.5 %
  41. The Ozolith 29 %+27.1 %
  42. Gore-House Chainwalker 27 %+26.8 %
  43. Drown in Ichor 26 %+25.3 %
  44. Lethal Exploit 25 %+24.5 %
  45. Garna, Bloodfist of Keld 29 %+24.3 %
  46. Ashenmoor Liege 25 %+24.2 %
  47. Gev, Scaled Scorch 25 %+24.0 %
  48. Oblivion's Hunger 23 %+22.9 %
  49. Grim Affliction 23 %+22.6 %
  50. All Will Be One 25 %+22.1 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 99 %+1.8 %
  2. Swamp 99 %+1.1 %
  3. Command Tower 77 %-9.2 %
  4. Arcane Signet 74 %-7.4 %
  5. Sol Ring 72 %-14.0 %
  6. Hagra Constrictor 71 %+70.9 %
  7. Smoldering Marsh 66 %+2.7 %
  8. Dragonskull Summit 65 %+0.2 %
  9. Rakdos Signet 63 %+6.7 %
  10. Mer-Ek Nightblade 62 %+61.5 %
  11. Thundering Raiju 61 %+60.0 %
  12. Drana, Liberator of Malakir 60 %+57.7 %
  13. Uncivil Unrest 60 %+58.4 %
  14. Rakdos Charm 56 %+12.7 %
  15. Skyclave Shadowcat 56 %+55.6 %
  16. Hellhole Flailer 56 %+55.6 %
  17. Tenured Inkcaster 55 %+55.0 %
  18. Terminate 55 %+14.9 %
  19. Dreadhorde Butcher 54 %+53.1 %
  20. Archpriest of Shadows 54 %+52.2 %
  21. Rakdos Cackler 54 %+53.1 %
  22. Bedevil 52 %+18.7 %
  23. Akki Battle Squad 51 %+50.5 %
  24. Necropolis Regent 50 %+47.8 %
  25. Cryptborn Horror 50 %+49.9 %
  26. Feast on the Fallen 50 %+49.5 %
  27. Thrill-Kill Assassin 50 %+49.7 %
  28. Chaos Imps 48 %+48.0 %
  29. Foreboding Ruins 48 %+2.3 %
  30. Tainted Peak 48 %+4.4 %
  31. Mirror-Style Master 47 %+46.5 %
  32. Talisman of Indulgence 47 %-8.6 %
  33. Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate 47 %+42.5 %
  34. Karn's Bastion 42 %+41.1 %
  35. Blood Crypt 42 %-5.7 %
  36. Unforgiving One 42 %+41.6 %
  37. Rakdos Carnarium 42 %+11.4 %
  38. Chaos Warp 41 %-5.8 %
  39. Archetype of Aggression 41 %+40.0 %
  40. Blasphemous Act 41 %-10.7 %
  41. Bloodfray Giant 40 %+39.6 %
  42. Feed the Swarm 40 %-1.2 %
  43. Bloodtracker 39 %+38.6 %
  44. Rogue's Passage 39 %+19.8 %
  45. Temple of Malice 39 %+6.7 %
  46. Unspeakable Symbol 38 %+37.7 %
  47. Sulfurous Springs 38 %-10.5 %
  48. Splatter Thug 37 %+36.9 %
  49. Bojuka Bog 36 %+0.5 %
  50. Volt Charge 35 %+34.6 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2013-04-15

    A creature with unleash can’t block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.

  • 2013-04-15

    Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that’s already blocking won’t remove it from combat. It will continue to block.

  • 2013-04-15

    The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.

  • 2013-04-15

    You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it’s entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.

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